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单词 utilidor
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Utilidorn.

Brit. /juːˈtɪlᵻdɔː/, U.S. /juˈtɪləˌdɔr/, Canadian English /juːˈtɪləˌdɔr/
Forms: Also utilidor.
Etymology: < utility n. + -dor < Greek δῶρον gift. For the formation compare cuspidor n., humidor n., and Thermidor n.
Canadian.
The proprietary name of a system of enclosed conduits used esp. for carrying water and sewerage in regions of permafrost.
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society > occupation and work > equipment > conveyor > [noun] > conduit, channel, or tube > system of
trunking1838
ductwork1934
ducting1945
Utilidor1957
1957 Maclean's 14 Sept. 92/2 At many outposts such as Churchill, Norman Wells and Frobisher ingenious insulated conduit boxes called ‘utilidors’ are used to convey water, sewage and heating pipes to their destinations. The idea is that the warmth from the heating pipes is just enough to keep the other two pipes from freezing.
1969 Official Gaz. (U.S. Patent Office) 15 Apr. tm112 Ric-Wil, Incorporated, Barberton, Ohio. Filed June 12, 1967. Utilidor. For prefabricated conduits used in under~ground services... First use at least as early as Apr. 30, 1950.
1977 Islander (Victoria, Brit. Columbia) 21 Aug. 14/3 Each year one expects to pay $5000 for utilities hooked to each house by the famous utilidor.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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